2026 Wisconsin Senate election
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The 2026 Wisconsin Senate election is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Seventeen of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate are up for election—the odd-numbered districts.
This election will be significantly affected by the legislative maps drawn as a result of the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision in Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, which declared the current legislative district map to be unconstitutional on December 22, 2023. The court was in the process of selecting a remedial plan, when the legislature chose to embrace the remedial map proposal from Governor Tony Evers. Evers signed the plan into law on February 19, 2024.[1]
Under the new maps, control of the Senate could become competitive depending on the results of the 2024 Wisconsin Senate election.[2][3]
Incumbents and candidates
[edit]Dist. | Incumbent | This race | |||||
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Member | Party | First elected | Status | Declared candidate(s) | |||
01 | None (open seat) | New member to be elected | |||||
03 | Tim Carpenter | Dem. | 2002 | TBD | |||
05 | Rob Hutton | Rep. | 2022 | TBD | |||
07 | Chris Larson | Dem. | 2010 | TBD | |||
09 | Devin LeMahieu | Rep. | 2014 | TBD | |||
11 | Stephen Nass | Rep. | 2014 | TBD | |||
13 | John Jagler | Rep. | 2021 (special) | TBD | |||
Joan Ballweg (Redistricted from the 14th district) | Rep. | 2020 | Representing District 14, running for the district in 2024. | ||||
15 | Mark Spreitzer | Dem. | 2022 | TBD | |||
17 | None (open seat) | New member to be elected | |||||
19 | Rachael Cabral-Guevara | Rep. | 2022 | TBD | |||
21 | Van H. Wanggaard | Rep. | 2010 2012 (defeated) 2014 | TBD | |||
Julian Bradley (Redistricted from the 28th district) | Rep. | 2020 | Representing District 28, running for the district in 2024. | ||||
23 | Romaine Quinn (Redistricted from the 25th district) | Rep. | 2022 | TBD | |||
25 | None (open seat) | New member to be elected | |||||
27 | Dianne Hesselbein | Dem. | 2022 | TBD | |||
29 | Cory Tomczyk | Rep. | 2022 | TBD | |||
31 | Jeff Smith | Dem. | 2018 | TBD | |||
Jesse James (Redistricted from the 23rd district) | Rep. | 2022 | TBD | ||||
33 | Chris Kapenga | Rep. | 2015 (special) | TBD |
References
[edit]- ^ "Wisconsin Supreme Court consultants say Republican-drawn legislative maps are gerrymanders, don't deserve consideration". WPR. 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ Kremer, Rich (2024-02-22). "What do Wisconsin's new maps mean for the Legislature's balance of power?". WPR. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "You have questions about Wisconsin's new election maps and how they affect you? We have answers". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
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